World AIDS Day

Candidate ID: gwf613 The Modeling of a Potential Smallpox Outbreak at my Local High School Introduction Up until 1980, the world lived in fear of a deadly, disfiguring disease. Smallpox, a highly infectious disease, produces symptoms such as fever, postulation, and rash, potentially leaving the victim scarred from scratching his or her blisters. It is transmitted through inhalation of fluid droplets produced by actions such as sneezing and coughing as well as contact with a skin legion of an…

and there is a 100% chance of death (Rabies, Eden). You can prevent rabies by getting a pre-exposure vaccine, but that is mostly used for people at a higher risk of getting rabies, like Veterinarians, laboratory works, and forest rangers (Rabies, World). There is also a normal vaccine for after getting infected too. In conclusion, the Rabies virus is a very dangerous virus that without the right treatment at the right time can kill a human. It can also be easily spread if someone gets into a…

Lupus affects each individual patient with wide variety of complaints. Some patients have only a few mild symptoms; some have severe symptoms. Symptoms as with other autoimmune disease may vary. They may have a period of remission wherein there are no symptoms or very limited symptoms. But, at times patient may go through excessive symptoms – known as “Flare-ups” 1. Fatigue: All patient with Lupus experience some amount of fatigue. Patient may report taking afternoon naps. Even some doctors may…

rare, but in 2002 it was common for anyone who traveled. There was no specific age group of people who were more affected by this disease. The SARS outbreak in 2002-2003 showed how quickly infection can spread in a highly mobile and interconnected world. Within a few months, the SARS virus had spread from China, to worldwide, just by travelers. The first recorded occurrence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome was on November 16, 2002, in the Guangdong Province, China. By February 2003 the…

HENOCH-SCHONLINE PURPURA Usually called HSP, is a condition that affects the small blood vessels, this inflammation is known as vasculitis, their become swollen and irritated. HSP can affect anyone, it’s most common in children aged 2-11, and boys are affected twice as often as girls. A seasonal variation with a peak incidence in spring has been noted. The disorder was named after two German physicians, Eduard Henoch and Johann Schonlein, who first described the disease in the 1800s. Sometimes…

currently an outbreak of the zika virus in various parts of the world that has triggered a worldwide awareness of the disease. Health organizations and scientists are working tirelessly to spread the awareness and develop a vaccine for the zika. They have succeeded in spreading the awareness globally but not able to develop a vaccine. This however is not the same for CMV. Despite CMV being the leading cause of birth defects in the world, and having existed longer than the zika virus, it is being…

available, when the potential harm to subjects receiving no treatment is not serious or irreversible. For this reason, conducting placebo-controlled studies for life-threatening diseases in developing countries is considered unethical. The example of the AIDS trials, is one of the known cases that has heightened ethical concerns. In 1997, controversy arose over a series of placebo-controlled trials, aimed to find a treatment to lower the rate of maternal-to-infant transmission of HIV in…

Sexually Transmitted Infections Alysa N. Knowles Lennard, HS; HCC Community College Sexually Transmitted Infections The entire Earth’s populous will become sick during their life, but one group of maladies is effectively avoidable. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections caused by bacteria that thrives in or around the genitals and are spread by contact with them. Every sexually active person is at risk for an STI, risk is reduced to zero when abstinence is practiced; reduced…

Spottiswoode depicting the epidemic of the AIDS virus. As the film first starts off, Dr. Francis whose working for the CDC heads over to Africa to study the Ebola Fever. The Ebola outbreak was controlled before it reached further distance of the outside world, but it was a warning for worse to come. HIV, also known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that attacks the immune system. After time, when the immune system becomes much weaker it turns into AIDS, also known as Acquired…

dangerous, and there are ways to avoid catching it. Furthermore, the Zika virus was discovered about 50 years ago. Zika was founded in the Zika forest located in Uganda. The Andes mosquitos pass on the virus and they moved to various parts of the world. The mosquitos are in places such as Brazil, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, parts of the United States and many more. When infected the side…